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No, it's not 'Nam. It's the Fourth of July in Toledo...

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July 22, 2021, 08:07 PM
parabellum
No, it's not 'Nam. It's the Fourth of July in Toledo...
...with the neighbors hosting a MENSA meeting.


July 22, 2021, 08:11 PM
soflaac
Ground zero is the last place I would be for a couple hours or more. Big Grin



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July 22, 2021, 08:29 PM
cas
See LA bomb squad, that's how you do it.


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July 22, 2021, 08:33 PM
Chowser
wow, ten minutes for fd to respond.

it's definitely Ohio.



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July 22, 2021, 08:33 PM
OKCGene
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
...with the neighbors hosting a MENSA meeting.


That’s not MENSA, it’s the other IQ Society, DENSA, the other end of the spectrum.
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July 22, 2021, 08:34 PM
whanson_wi
One person yelling for a hose, many people flailing about but doing nothing useful, and even more people just watching the shit show and waiting to catch a rocket in the eye. Brilliant.


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July 22, 2021, 08:42 PM
old rugged cross
surely the local taxpayers were pleased with the le and fire dept. response Roll Eyes



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July 22, 2021, 08:52 PM
jbcummings
Yeah it’s all fun and giggles til some Nam vet gets his PTSD triggered and goes looking for Charlie.


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July 22, 2021, 08:52 PM
parabellum
Just try getting your deposit back on that U-Haul.

Right after I graduated high school, a bunch of us had a party in the country at night. We were shooting bottle rockets at each other, dangerous enough at close range if one hits you in the eye. Then, they started in with roman candles, and I got hit in the face by one of those flaming little projectiles. It came in from my right and hit my nose about an inch from my right eye and then glanced off. I don't know what they make those little balls out of, but it was hard enough to fracture my nose and close both my eyes from swelling for a short time.

So, when I see these people standing there with a phone, or worse yet, running towards the exploding stuff, man, what in the world?

Oh, and the gal in the foreground who was "shielding" her kid? Yeah, you suck at shielding- not to mention, that kid should have been out of there before this video even began rolling.
July 22, 2021, 09:14 PM
RR
WTF
July 22, 2021, 09:39 PM
YooperSigs
Looks like a fun neighborhood. As a cop, I learned to hate all holidays. As soon as I got enough seniority to take them as a day off, I did. You just watched the reason why.


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July 22, 2021, 10:32 PM
MikeinNC
quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Looks like a fun neighborhood. As a cop, I learned to hate all holidays. As soon as I got enough seniority to take them as a day off, I did. You just watched the reason why.


I used to go park under a bank drive thru..and clear all my “respond to fireworks” calls with “other” No need..everyone knows it’s New Year’s Eve/July 4th…and yes fireworks are illegal in the city…yes every one is setting them off Karen-relax.

I did find that Thanksgiving is a good day to find that guy who’s had a warrant for six months and ducking you, will be at his momma’s house around 1300-1600….easy pickings



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July 22, 2021, 10:33 PM
Strambo
What the hell is wrong with people?



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July 22, 2021, 10:57 PM
Edmond
That was some shit I would’ve expected to see in the Simpson’s, not real life


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July 23, 2021, 05:42 AM
gearhounds
Great Scott, those morons trying to “salvage” what’s left of the delivery we’re really trying to get into the burn ward at the local ER, weren’t they?




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July 23, 2021, 07:37 AM
GrumpyBiker
Mind the sulfur burns ! Wink




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July 23, 2021, 07:59 AM
xantom
Hilarious, thanks for the laughs! I'd be the guy that gets that truck the next day Razz




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July 23, 2021, 08:02 AM
clubleaf206
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Just try getting your deposit back on that U-Haul.


I had the same thought. But, they’ll probably try to keep it and turn it into a mobile meth lab, or a rolling Love Shack or something.

The explosions would taper off and I would think “Well, that’s finally done…, no, no, wait, not yet.”

Man, I thought the fireworks in my neighborhood were excessive.


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July 23, 2021, 09:30 AM
cslinger
Best part around the 3 min mark.

“I’m gonna take him around the back. Grab my cup, my bottle and my cigarettes.” Ahhh gotta love white trash. You keep your kid in the line of fire for 3 min but have the presence of mind to save the booze and cigarettes.


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July 23, 2021, 09:37 AM
TheFrontRange
Yikes! “And the rocket’s red glare, the bomb bursting in air...” they surely achieved that!



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